Yusuf Kurçenli (1947 – 22 February 2012) was a Turkish film director, producer and screenwriter. Kurçenli was born in

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, Turkey. He studied journalism at

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. Between 1973 and 1980, he worked as a director and producer at TRT, the Turkish public television. His debut film was ''Ve Recep Ve Zehra Ve Ayşe'' in 1983. He followed that with many long features including the celebrated 1994 film ''Çözülmeler'' that won many awards at film festivals. He also directed ''Baba Evi'' and ''Kurşun Kalem''. His last film was ''Yüreğine Sor''. He was diagnosed with cancer the same year and died in

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aged 65, after having been ailing from the disease for one-and-a-half years.Yönetmen Yusuf Kurçenli yaşamını yitirdi
(in Turkish)

Awards

*1990: "Best Film" at the 9th Istanbul Film Festival *1994: "best Director" at the 13th Istanbul Film Festival for ''Çözülmeler'' *1994: "Best Film" at the 16th Turkish Film Writers Awards for ''Çözülmeler'' *1995: "Best Director" and "Best Original Screenplay" at the 7th Ankara Film Festival for ''Çözülmeler''

Filmography

Director

*1977: ''Özgürlüğün Bedeli'' *1978: ''At Gözlüğü'' *1979: ''Savunma'' *1983: ''Ve Recep Ve Zehra Ve Ayşe'' *1984: ''Ölmez Ağacı'' *1986: ''Merdoğlu Ömer Bey'' *1987: ''Gramofon Avrat'' *1989: ''Gönül Garip Bir Kuştur'' *1990: ''Raziye'' *1990: ''Karartma Geceleri'' *1992: ''Taşların Sırrı'' *1993: ''Umut Taksi'' *1994: '' Çözülmeler'' 1994 *1995: ''Aşk Üzerine Söylenmemiş Her şey'' *1997: ''Antika Talanı'' *1999: ''Baba Evi'' *2000: ''Çemberler'' *2000: ''Kurşun Kalem'' *2002: ''Gönderilmemiş Mektuplar'' *2006: ''Bebeğim'' *2008: ''Gurbet Kuşları'' *2010: ''Yüreğine Sor''

Producer

*1994: ''Çözülmeler''

Screenwriter

*1979: ''Savunma'' *1983: ''Ve Recep Ve Zehra Ve Ayşe'' *1984: ''Ölmez Ağacı'' *1986: ''Merdoğlu Ömer Bey'' *1987: ''Gramofon Avrat'' *1989: ''Gönül Garip Bir Kuştur'' *1990: ''Karartma Geceleri'' *1990: ''Raziye'' *1994: ''Çözülmeler'' *1995: ''Aşk Üzerine Söylenmemiş Her şey'' *2002: ''Gönderilmemiş Mektuplar''

References

External links

* * Sinema Turk: Yusuf Kurçenli {{DEFAULTSORT:Kurcenli, Yusuf Turkish film directors Turkish male screenwriters 1947 births 2012 deaths People from Çayeli Vefa High School alumni Istanbul University alumni Turkish film producers 20th-century Turkish screenwriters 21st-century Turkish screenwriters Deaths from cancer in Turkey Best Director Golden Boll Award winners